The setup as it originally was is being archived for future reference. Since the workshops were conducted they were assembled in an anthology available on Smashwords for free. They are also available for inworld viewing in a room beneath the ASA gallery at the location listed below.
The first portion of each of the nine sessions will be a voice reading of chosen sections from "Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey" by former Zen Monk and English Teacher Clark Strand. After, there is time for questions and discussion and actually writing and sharing haiku.
Attendance to all nine sessions is not required, though it is encouraged for those that would like to consider everything in the book for their own practice. For your convenience the LM is below, and the syllabus so that you can see what sections will be covered which sessions. Audio recordings of the sessions will be archived.
Location Given At: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Computer/22/177/22
Attendance to all nine sessions is not required, though it is encouraged for those that would like to consider everything in the book for their own practice. For your convenience the LM is below, and the syllabus so that you can see what sections will be covered which sessions. Audio recordings of the sessions will be archived.
Location Given At: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Computer/22/177/22
Haiku Workshops
Study: Seeds from a Birch Tree
by Clark Strand
Syllabus
Haiku Workshops
Nine sessions, weekly, Mondays at 6PM starting Aug. 18, 2014
Method:
Sessions are expected to be an hour long. Each session of the workshop will begin with a reading from the book “Seeds From a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey” by English teacher and former Zen monk Clark Strand. The latter part of each session will be for the attendees to practice writing haiku of their own and sharing them (should they choose) either through voice or text. It is intended that the audio reading from the book will be recorded during the event in order for it to be available on request for those that missed a previous session desiring to catch up. Attendance to each session is not required, though it is encouraged.
A notecard with a brief history of haiku and its form, and the haiku “game” will also be distributed at the beginning of the first session and be available for those that need it that come in during later sessions.
Students are encouraged to keep a haiku diary in between sessions and are welcome to present poems from their haiku diary during the hands on portion of the session.
Goal:
By the end of all of the sessions attendees should have several haiku of their own to do with as they wish (such as the collection of a personal anthology or haiku diary), as well as an introductory understanding of how haiku can be used as an entertainment, spiritual practice, or stress relief.
Locations:
1. ASA/ Computer library (first run, weekly, Mondays at 6PM)
2. The Trotsdale Library (second series is unscheduled yet)
Session 1
Introduction
Section 1: The Way of Haiku
The Sketch from Life
Back from the Mountains
Beginner's Mind
Caterpillar's Web
Writing and Sharing
Session 2
Counting Syllables
Reading a Haiku
The Four Seasons
Clear Water
Taking A Haiku Walk
Writing and Sharing
Session 3
Mountain Laurel
Where Haiku Come From
The Salamander
The Group
A Gift
Writing and Sharing
Session 4
Part 2: The Haiku Mind
Seeds From a Birch Tree
Coolness
Oars
Cockscombs
Daisies
Haiku Mind
Writing and Sharing
Session 5
Sound
The Elastic Moment
Revision
Directness
Restraint
Crab
Writing and Sharing
Session 6
Diver
Ears
Two Stones
Breaking the Form
Zen Tea
Haiku and Zen Poetry
Writing and Sharing
Session 7
Part 3: The Narrow Road
The Way North
A Baby's Head
Easter Lillies
Bugs
Leaf Steam
Writing and Sharing
Session 8
Openness
Snow
Faith
March
Grass
The Second-Class Art
Writing and Sharing
Session 9
Deh Chun
Failure and Disappointment
The Superficial Art
The Rose in the Vase
Basho's Last Words
A Violet
Writing and Sharing
Further Interest:
Burleson, Patricia. "The History and Artistry of Haiku." Japan Digest. October 1998. http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/the_history_and_artistry_of_haiku/
Henderson, Harold G. An Introduction to Haiku. New York: Doubleday, 1958.
Higginson, William J. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. New York: Kodansha, 1996.
Nine sessions, weekly, Mondays at 6PM starting Aug. 18, 2014
Method:
Sessions are expected to be an hour long. Each session of the workshop will begin with a reading from the book “Seeds From a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey” by English teacher and former Zen monk Clark Strand. The latter part of each session will be for the attendees to practice writing haiku of their own and sharing them (should they choose) either through voice or text. It is intended that the audio reading from the book will be recorded during the event in order for it to be available on request for those that missed a previous session desiring to catch up. Attendance to each session is not required, though it is encouraged.
A notecard with a brief history of haiku and its form, and the haiku “game” will also be distributed at the beginning of the first session and be available for those that need it that come in during later sessions.
Students are encouraged to keep a haiku diary in between sessions and are welcome to present poems from their haiku diary during the hands on portion of the session.
Goal:
By the end of all of the sessions attendees should have several haiku of their own to do with as they wish (such as the collection of a personal anthology or haiku diary), as well as an introductory understanding of how haiku can be used as an entertainment, spiritual practice, or stress relief.
Locations:
1. ASA/ Computer library (first run, weekly, Mondays at 6PM)
2. The Trotsdale Library (second series is unscheduled yet)
Session 1
Introduction
Section 1: The Way of Haiku
The Sketch from Life
Back from the Mountains
Beginner's Mind
Caterpillar's Web
Writing and Sharing
Session 2
Counting Syllables
Reading a Haiku
The Four Seasons
Clear Water
Taking A Haiku Walk
Writing and Sharing
Session 3
Mountain Laurel
Where Haiku Come From
The Salamander
The Group
A Gift
Writing and Sharing
Session 4
Part 2: The Haiku Mind
Seeds From a Birch Tree
Coolness
Oars
Cockscombs
Daisies
Haiku Mind
Writing and Sharing
Session 5
Sound
The Elastic Moment
Revision
Directness
Restraint
Crab
Writing and Sharing
Session 6
Diver
Ears
Two Stones
Breaking the Form
Zen Tea
Haiku and Zen Poetry
Writing and Sharing
Session 7
Part 3: The Narrow Road
The Way North
A Baby's Head
Easter Lillies
Bugs
Leaf Steam
Writing and Sharing
Session 8
Openness
Snow
Faith
March
Grass
The Second-Class Art
Writing and Sharing
Session 9
Deh Chun
Failure and Disappointment
The Superficial Art
The Rose in the Vase
Basho's Last Words
A Violet
Writing and Sharing
Further Interest:
Burleson, Patricia. "The History and Artistry of Haiku." Japan Digest. October 1998. http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/the_history_and_artistry_of_haiku/
Henderson, Harold G. An Introduction to Haiku. New York: Doubleday, 1958.
Higginson, William J. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. New York: Kodansha, 1996.